Catastrophe Reality

Chopped a tree, the garden of Eden is finished

When I say mankind, I use it as a derogatory term

Whereas scientists and governments use it as a saving grace

Well I once saw Micheal Heseltine on the telly,

whilst he was still environment secretary,

and it was a U.N. debate called 'The State Of The Planet,

Ten Year On.' Ten years on since the last debate,

and he's there saying, 'Look folks,

don't worry. Everything is under control.

The rate of progress is faster than the rate of decline.'

As if that made everything OK.

A man who is older than me,

with factories in South African says,

'That's the way of the world,

and there's nothing you can do about it.

You can't change it. So you might as well enjoy it

whilst you still can. Well that's what I always say

anyway, hmm, yeah, and remember that,

that's a damn good outlook on life.

I've come a long way I have,

I have indeed. In fact, you could say I'm a shining

example. The dirty kid come clean. Have a cigar.'



He must be right cos he's got more experience than

me. Yeah, he's got a degree in better ways of destroying

the earth, better ways of ceasing to be.

Even if we forget about nuclear war,

just for a minute, only for a minute See he's cutting

all the trees down, the atmosphere is breaking down

The rain cycle's collapsing,

acid rain destroying our lakes.

Forest is being cut down at a rate of an area the size

of France every year Whole countries of fertile land

are being turned into desert,

ask him about it, see what he's got to say for himself.

Ask him about it, see what he's got to say.

'What's it worth? What's it worth?

Make it worth my while, make it worth my while,

maybe then, maybe then I'll think about it.